Electricity: conductors and insulators – Conduits – cables or conductors – Conductive armor or sheath
Patent
1995-01-24
1998-04-14
Kincaid, Kristine L.
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Conduits, cables or conductors
Conductive armor or sheath
174103, H01B 734
Patent
active
057394717
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to a high-frequency cable; more particularly, it relates to coaxial cables with high frequency shielding.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A high-frequency or HF cable of this type may serve as a so-called antenna line for transmitting corresponding radio and television signals. In its simplest form, this line consists of an inner conductor, an insulation, an outer conductor and a sheathing.
It is a known procedure to construct the outer conductor which also acts as a shield of several layers. It is also known to apply a braiding consisting of individual wires onto a longitudinally extending metal foil which is shaped such that it forms a closed tube. In this way, the wires should extend over the periphery of the insulation within regular distances of each other. The wires in general extend parallel to each other in two bunches which intersect and form helixes around-the insulation and/or the inner conductor. Single-braided coverings or double extend around the insulation in a similar fashion.
However, shields and/or outer conductors of this type are associated with high manufacturing costs due to the relatively slow manufacturing process, e.g., braiding or spinning. In addition, this type of outer conductor also requires so-called optimized braidings in order to attain a superior shielding effect over a certain frequency range, namely a relatively narrow frequency range.
The use of longitudinally extending shielding wires for shielding audio signals is known from European Patent No. 0,169,906 A1, FIG. 1. The arrangement of wires which are wound on top of a shielding sheath consisting of electrically conductive plastic in helical fashion and serve as contact conductors in order to shield bioelectronic signals is known from German Patent No. 2,654,846 A1, FIG. 1a. However, arrangements of this type are unable to attain the desired effects.
German Patent No. 1,948,361 U1 discloses an electric cable in which the shield consists of a number of parallel extending conducting wires and a foil which is provided with a metal on its surface which faces the wire layer. The manufacture of this relatively stiff cable is associated with high costs, and this particular cable may not be used as an HF cable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is based on the objective to design a high-frequency cable in such a way that it may be manufactured in a rapid and simple fashion. In addition, the shielding effect should be effective over a relatively broad frequency range.
The invention in principle may be considered for all electronic and optoelectronic cables in which it is important to attain a superior shielding effect over a broad frequency range.
The new HF cable provides a surprisingly superior shielding effect: the shielding effect practically remains constantly superior within a particularly broad frequency range. Consequently, broad-band interferences are shielded in a much superior fashion. It is, for example, possible to eliminate interference caused by the ignition of an internal combustion engine. Interference caused by signal transmissions (EMV) are minimized which, for example, is particularly favorable for a radiotelephone in a motor vehicle. In addition, the new arrangement may be further processed in a very superior fashion, in particular for electrical contact. When the sheath is removed, the foil may be removed at the same time, and the longitudinal wires maintain their integrity in order to facilitate contacting.
The number, distribution and thickness of the individual wires must be adapted to the requirements of the particular case, namely also with respect to the foil thickness.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the FIGURE and described in detail below.
DETAIL OF THE DESCRIPTION
The inner conductor 1 is constructed as a single wire consisting of copper which has a diameter of no more than 0.26 mm. E-CU F21-V1 according to DIN 40,500 T5 is selected as the material.
The insulation 2 consists of a cellula
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Draka Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Kincaid Kristine L.
Nguyen Chau N.
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